于幸泽:真正的创作是发自内心的

采访时间:2011年9月18日上午十点
采访地点:北京 于幸泽工作室
采访记者:张晨
摄像:宋海娜

艺讯网记者(以下简称艺):于老师您好!首先请您介绍一下本次参展“超有机”的作品。
于幸泽(以下简称于):我呢是2007年从德国回来以后,在架上绘画的方面做出了一些探索,无论从材料上、语言上还是绘画方式上,我都希望能对自己有一个突破,做到跟别人不一样,当然这些我在德国时也延续一段时间了,比如运用透光、透色的画布,拼贴一些比较新颖的颜色与图案等。

这次参展的作品,主要就是在材料和内容上又都有了一些改进,我以前在透明画布的后面、作为背景的支架都是木头做的,现在变成了金属的,用了白钢;因为这个画幅很大, 3m X 6m的。

艺:那特别大了。
于:特别大,所以考虑到运输的问题,我把它分成了六小张。内容的话呢,我是画了一个蘑菇云的形象,但是凑近了看的情况下,这个蘑菇云是由上千只的青蛙组成的。

艺:绿色的?
于:是绿色的。绘画的手法上,还是油画的技法,我在里面添加了一些金属的颜料,这样在淡绿色的颜色中显现出一种工业的感觉,也能跟背景的钢支架协调起来。

而青蛙这个东西,曾经有一个德国朋友也问过我,为什么画青蛙呢?因为我有一种特殊的感觉,就觉得青蛙特别敏感,它的这种弹跳力跟我的创作想法也很接近,别的倒也没有什么特殊的理由。创作的时间也很快,大约二、三十天就把它呈现出来了。

艺:那您觉得您的这件作品,与美院美术馆“超有机”展览的主题与理念有什么联系吗?
于:其实这件作品本身并不是为展览所创作的。

艺:不是命题创作。
于:对,因为我觉得那样会对艺术家造成某种限制。像“超有机”这样的展览,它所囊括的范围是很广的,有生命政治、超身体等等几大主题,那么艺术家的参展作品,肯定都是围绕这几大主题,而作品在理念上也肯定在这个主题的范围之内,但不一定是一一对应的。

当时是我的这件作品还没有完成,只是有了一个大致的方案,然后策展人看了之后,就对这个方案很感兴趣,希望能把它实现出来。至于说作品与展览主题之间的联系,我觉得当一个图像——尤其是当代艺术的图像,它一旦产生出来就会跟社会上的某些现象、问题等产生关联,比如你的这件作品,画一些动物,它就容易跟中国当下的发展速度之类的问题结合起来。

艺:您这件作品是王璜生馆长最初选中的,我曾看过王馆长给您写的一篇文章。
于:就是去年我的个展“自在的玩物”,在广州华艺廊做的,当时他就给我写了这篇文章,文章虽然很短,但非常精辟,他没有针对某件具体的作品展开分析,而是对我整个的创作特点做出了一个评述。

艺:王馆长在文章中谈到您对玩具的描绘,跟您的记忆与个人生活的经历有关系。
于:因为玩具就是一种非常轻松的载体。艺术家所能表现的内容可以有很多:日常场景、战争场景或者某些异想天开的场景以及抽象的形象,而这些场景与形象,都可以被艺术家借以传达某种意义。我觉得我对玩具的描绘,可能跟我刚有孩子的经历有关。有了孩子,也就买了很多玩具,我就发现这些玩具的形制非常可爱、色彩又比较轻松,也就试着想把它们画入我的作品。

艺:您早期在德国时候的作品,是画一些气泡,回国后开始画玩具,也是跟您的个人生活经历有关么?
于:这些东西吧,我现在回想起来,其实它们也是相关联的。实际上对于一个创作者来讲,早期我在德国是属于一个学习的阶段,我对装置啊、影响啊等都有一些尝试,也做过一些展览,而架上绘画呢,因为以前学习的是古典绘画,这就决定了你在很长一段时间里要对古典的绘画技法进行钻研,在最后也一定是以一个具象的形象呈现出来。那么我经过长时间的思考,我觉得用古典的方法进行创作,经常会感到受一些造型方面的制约,比如我画一个人物场景,所关注的焦点只能是人物的造型、色彩的运用等等。后来我就想打破这个常规,想让我的作品没有形象,更自由一些,所以那个时候就选择了气泡这种载体,虽然气泡你可以辨识出它的形象,但这种形象却是不断变化的。

艺:没有固定的形象。
于:对,它不是固定的,那么以它为载体,正好也容易与中国的泡沫经济等问题结合起来,让人们最直接地联想到这一点——但是我想这并不是我最初想表达的,我想表达的只是艺术上的、形式上的追求。

而我想所谓命题的创作都是虚假的创作,真正的创作应该是发自内心的,出于你对艺术的理解、对于艺术本身的问题的思考,或者说对你所从事的工作的总结,这样也才能使你的艺术创作取得一定的进步。

而像你刚才问的,我早期的这些作品跟回国以后的有什么联系?我觉得联系肯定是有的,像我回国之后画玩具,是把这些玩具变成充气的了,那么充气的玩具与气泡就也可以建立其某种关联了,当然它们的形式上、颜色上差距还是很大的。

艺:也就是说,很多人评论您的“充气玩具”等作品,跟中国的消费文化、拜物心理等等有关,这也不是您最初所想表达的么?
于:这个东西我觉得吧,为什么我会在回国之后画这些东西,肯定也是有原因的。我们以前上学时候对西方世界、资本主义国家的理解,我不知道你上学时是怎样的?

艺:万恶的资本主义国家。
于:对,都说资本主义是万恶的,还有它最大的特点是商品极大丰富,而实际上,中国所生产的商品才是世界上最丰富的。我回国之后发现,国内对于艺术家的生存、艺术创作的资源来讲,也是非常丰富的。那么我为什么要选择玩具呢,我觉得“拜物”可能从某些方面来说是有这么一种情结,我们现在的人都在不断地丰富自己的生活、丰富自己的收藏等等。而对于我个人的创作来说,我还是更希望能突破一些传统的表达常规,希望我的作品能够变得简单又丰富,同时又惹人喜欢。

艺:您的这种充气的玩具,普通观众乍看之下可能会觉得是装置,但细看才发现是绘画,您为什么要把这种装置的东西,以绘画的形式呈现出来呢?
于:这个问题问得非常好。实际上我觉得对绘画来说,如果想要有突破是非常艰难的。曾经有一段时间,就是我在德国作装置、影像的时候,事实上我是觉得我画不好了,你无论怎么画都在那个圈子里面绕。我是觉得,在目前的教育体制之下,我不相信有哪个人作装置,是从小就喜欢的,至少在中国,所有的人学习艺术,都是从绘画开始的,至于为什么有的后来改装置了呢?可能是人的兴趣点不一样。

艺:也是受了西方的影响。
于:有西方的影响。当然我的前提是中国的艺术家是很优秀的啦,在创作过程中受到西方的影响,或者说进入全球化的大环境,这都有可能。但是我不认为他们是一开始就喜欢装置,那都是假的,他们在一开始学艺术的时候,肯定都是先从美术学院里学习传统技法,至于后来为什么有的人改装置了,那可能是兴趣点发生了转移,这是我的一个比较正面的评价。而对我来讲,我在当时是觉得自己画不好,因为对艺术创作来讲,你是一定要和别人不一样的,但实际上这是最艰难的。你的知识积累、或者创作来源,都是看到某一个载体、或者某一种创作形式,有所启发、有所激励的。

我记得初中的时候看到一句话,一个人想要在自己的领域内取得进步,如果能在前人的基础上有那么一点点的提升,就已经是没有白白浪费了。

我在回国以后不再作装置、影像,而回到绘画上来,也有些人说,是不是回国之后看到中国的艺术市场好啊,把装置啊什么的又都画进架上绘画啊?对我来讲,我可以肯定地说不是。我在德国留学的时候,因为德国是一个日耳曼民族的国家,他们对国外的人都很友好,我在那的时候,无论生活上还是学习上,都得到了当地人很大的帮助。但是我觉得在艺术上我反而没有受到很大的帮助,他们的帮助主要是在人情方面的。因为德国的经济已经很稳定,他们的艺术市场很成熟,画廊也有固定的艺术家,他们对一个中国来的年轻艺术家,兴趣不是很大,当然现在可能会有些变化。

那么就是后来,突然有一天,我去威尼斯看双年展,当时卡塞尔文献展是同时在展,我看了之后就觉得,艺术的表达方法是无穷尽的,但你的艺术创作不能是建立在追求无穷尽的表达方法上,那么我还是决定回到绘画,看能不能在基本的层面上,以我所掌握的能力和技术,运用一些新的材料和形象,做出一些与别人不一样的东西来。所以就有了现在的这一批作品。

艺:您的这些形象,如果是装置的话,很容易让人联想到杰夫昆斯、达米赫斯特…
于:当然这些人都是明星级的艺术家了,曾经有人给我写的评论,也提到了杰夫昆斯、赫斯特、马特奎恩等等。我是觉得,当你在艺术创作中表现一个东西的时候,你的想法肯定是来源于你曾经看过的东西,比如说你只要画一个充气的东西,哪怕不是玩具而是一个茶杯,你的这种想法就已经跟杰夫昆斯重复了。

而我的想法是什么呢?我是想运用一个平面的、透明的画布,我画充气的一个重要的原因,也是因为这个透明的画布,远看之下特别像塑料,很多人都以为我是画在塑料布上,而这种充气的玩具,首先它本身也是塑料的,其次它因为充气的关系,不可能有多么复杂的形状。而为什么要用写实的手法呢?我是希望在作品中不留下任何绘画的语言,只是一种直接的呈现,你远看就像真的一样,当然实际上我还没有做到。

至于我画的头骨,肯定也容易让人想到赫斯特,但实际上我这后面是有故事的,我当时是先去医院拍了一张我自己头部的X光,拍完之后我是想做一个灯箱的作品,用电脑把我头部的所有距离,包括两眼之间、眼与鼻、鼻与口等等的距离,做一个精密的测试。但是做完之后我自己觉得不太满意,没太有意思。然后我就又拍了一个钢球,然后用电脑把这个钢球的照片与头骨合成,形成现在这样一个形象。当然在把它放到画布上的过程中,你还得要有技术的保证。

艺:您的这种写实的功底,主要是从德国学习、掌握的吗?
于:恰恰相反不是这样的。因为我本科是在鲁迅美术学院毕业的,考的中央美院研究生,那时是第一工作室招生。我在本科的时候,因为鲁美的教学跟央美不一样,属于是有点新古典的,会有一些古典技法的课程,但学生也还算相对自由一点,但是只要有古典课程,学生们还是都会去钻研、模仿这种技法的。

那么到了欧洲之后,我大部分时间是一种游学的状态,那儿的研究生没有什么课程,导师一个月见一次,剩下的时间都是学生的自由创作,也没有什么哲学啊之类的公共课,都是由个人自己安排,去看博物馆啊、参加各种活动等等。在这段时间的学习,主要是从观看的层面上,并没有跟哪个老师进行很多技法方面的学习。

当时我在德国的杜塞尔多夫美术学院,有一位非常重要的德国新表现主义艺术家伊门多夫在那里,我去找他,他就跟我说,你学的技术已经完全够啦。因为他很了解中国,也很喜欢中国的艺术,他觉得中国很好,你作为一个艺术家,没必要在这里学习,应该回到中国去。当然我还是说希望能在德国多学一些东西,他一方面因为喜欢中国艺术,跟很多中国艺术家都是朋友,另一方面也是看我的作品,比较符合他的感觉,于是就收了我作他的学生。我们班里面十几个学生,都受他影响非常大,无论绘画技法还是风格,因为他毕竟名气也是非常大的。后来我就离开那里去了卡塞尔美术学院,那里就更自由一些。

所以说我的这种技术,很大程度上不是从德国学来的,在德国主要是一些观看方面的经历。

艺:很多去德国留学的中国艺术家,都会带有一些新表现主义的倾向,这在您的作品中似乎看不到。
于:德国的新表现主义是二战以后最重要的流派之一,像基弗啊、伊门多夫啊等等。德国的新表现主义是有它的社会背景的,比如德国战后经济的发展、以及德国人本身的民族品质等等。90年代以前去德国的中国艺术家,在风格上确实受他们很大的影响,这是很自然的事情。那么我则属于什么方向都能接受的人,我的很多朋友也这么说。我在学习架上绘画的同时,也不断去尝试装置、影像等等。我认识德国的观念艺术家、行为艺术家,有很多已经是大学教授了,这就说明他们是能被历史所接受、承认的,所以我觉得也是都值得去学习的。

艺:您刚才提到您的技术还需要进一步提高…
于:在艺术上,技术的提高并不是你把这个东西画的有多么像,而是说你的观念,怎么能够通过一种合适的、足够的技术表达出来,让它和你的观念、材料等等都协调在一起,我觉得这是我所追求的技术。

艺:您的意思是,技术的提高是无止境的,但提高的目标在于能不能满足于个人的表达,而形式与观念的平衡与整合,是您一直以来所追求的。
于:是我一直在追求、努力的方向,也是我工作的重点。而这种结合、怎么结合,是纯粹个人的事情,在中国,用透明的画布去画一个形象、表达的想法的艺术家并不多,我希望在这方面能再做得更优秀一些。

艺:材料同样也很重要。
于:很重要,我往往为了买一块画布,就直接跑到法兰克福去,然后下午就回来。

艺:您觉得写实的技术在当代艺术中的重要性与地位是怎样的?因为尤其是在当代艺术中,会有反叛写实技法的倾向。
于:我觉得是这样,每个人有他自己的表达手段,不能为了某种潮流就把自己擅长的手段掩盖掉,至于被不被接纳,那是别人的事情,我不能因为不接纳我就改变我所具有的能力。在我看来,艺术家所要关注的应该是:怎样在有限的条件下,能把自己的想法延伸、丰富,并以合适的手段表达、呈现出来,做出一个独特的自我。不能说现在国际展览上架上绘画已不是主流,我就不去画架上绘画了。我觉得你能做好的,你就去把它做得更优秀一些、更独特一些,这也是每个专业共通的道理。


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After completion, Party B does not need to pay any fees to Party A for images bearing Party A’s likeness.

Additional Terms

(1) All matters not discussed in this agreement shall be resolved through friendly negotiation between both parties. Both parties may then sign a supplementary agreement, provided it does not violate any laws or regulations.

(2) This agreement comes into effect on the date that it is signed (sealed) and the relevant boxes are selected by Party A and Party B.

(3) This agreement exists in paper and electronic forms. The paper form is made in duplicate, with Party A and Party B each retaining one copy with the same legal efficacy.

Event participants implicitly accept and undertake all the obligations stated in this agreement. Those who do not consent will be seen as abandoning the right to participate in this event. Before participating in this event, please speak to your family members to obtain their consent and inform them of this disclaimer. After participants sign/check the required box, participants and their families will be seen as having read and agreed to these terms.

I have carefully read and agree to the above provisions.

Group Visit Agreement
and Statement

CAFA Art Museum Publication Authorization Agreement

I fully agree to CAFA Art Museum (CAFAM) submitting to CAFA for publication the images, pictures, texts, writings, and event products (such as works created during participation in workshops) related to me from my participation in public events (including museum member events) organized by the CAFA Art Museum Public Education Department. CAFA can publish these materials by electronic, web, or other digital means, and I hereby agree to be included in the China Knowledge Resource Bank, the CAFA Database, the CAFA Art Museum Database, and related data, documentation, and filing institutions and platforms. Regarding their use in CAFA and dissemination on the internet, I agree to make use of these rights according to the stated Rules.

CAFA Art Museum Event Safety Disclaimer

Article I

This event was organized on the principles of fairness, impartiality, and voluntary participation and withdrawal. Participants undertake all risk and liability for themselves. All events have risks, and participants must be aware of the risks related to their chosen event.

Article II

Event participants must abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, as well as moral and ethical norms. All participants must demonstrate good character, respect for others, friendship, and a willingness to help others.

Article III

Event participants should be adults (people 18 years or older with full civil legal capacity). Underage persons must be accompanied by an adult.

Article IV

Event participants undertake all liability for their personal safety during the event, and event participants are encouraged to purchase personal safety insurance. Should an accident occur during an event, persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for the accident, but both have the obligation to provide assistance. Event participants should actively organize and implement rescue efforts, but do not undertake any legal or economic liability for the accident itself. The museum does not undertake civil or joint liability for the personal safety of event participants.

Article V

During the event, event participants should respect the order of the museum event and ensure the safety of the museum site, the artworks in displays, exhibitions, and collections, and the derived products. If an event causes any degree of loss or damage to the museum site, space, artworks, or derived products due to an individual, persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for losses. The event participant must negotiate and provide compensation according to the relevant legal statutes and museum rules. The museum may sue for legal and financial liability.

Article VI

Event participants will participate in the event under the guidance of museum staff and event leaders or instructors and must correctly use the painting tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities provided for the event. If a participant causes injury or harm to him/herself or others while using the painting tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities, or causes the damage or destruction of the tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities, the event participant must undertake all related liability and provide compensation for the financial losses. Persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for personal accidents.

CAFA Art Museum Portraiture Rights Licensing Agreement

According to The Advertising Law of the People’s Republic of China, The General Principles of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China, and The Provisional Opinions of the Supreme People’s Court on Some Issues Related to the Full Implementation of the General Principles of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China, and upon friendly negotiation, Party A and Party B have arrived at the following agreement regarding the use of works bearing Party A’s image in order to clarify the rights and obligations of the portrait licenser (Party A) and the user (Party B):

I. General Provisions

(1) Party A is the portraiture rights holder in this agreement. Party A voluntarily licenses its portraiture rights to Party B for the purposes stipulated in this agreement and permitted by law.

(2) Party B (CAFA Art Museum) is a specialized, international modern art museum. CAFA Art Museum keeps pace with the times, and works to create an open, free, and academic space and atmosphere for positive interaction with groups, corporations, institutions, artists, and visitors. With CAFA’s academic research as a foundation, the museum plans multi-disciplinary exhibitions, conferences, and public education events with participants from around the world, providing a platform for exchange, learning, and exhibition for CAFA’s students and instructors, artists from around the world, and the general public. As a public institution, the primary purposes of CAFA Art Museum’s public education events are academic and beneficial to society.

(3) Party B will photograph all CAFA Public Education Department events for Party A.

II. Content, Forms of Use, and Geographical Scope of Use

(1) Content. The content of images taken by Party B bearing Party A’s likeness include: ① CAFA Art Museum ② CAFA campus ③ All events planned or executed by the CAFAM Public Education Department.

(2) Forms of Use. For use in CAFA’s publications, products with CDs, and promotional materials.

(3) Geographical Scope of Use

The applicable geographic scope is global.

The media in which the portraiture may be used encompasses any media that does not infringe upon Party A’s portraiture rights (e.g., magazines and the internet).

III. Term of Portraiture Rights Use

Use in perpetuity.

IV. Licensing Fees

The fees for images bearing Party A’s likeness will be undertaken by Party B.

After completion, Party B does not need to pay any fees to Party A for images bearing Party A’s likeness.

Additional Terms

(1) All matters not discussed in this agreement shall be resolved through friendly negotiation between both parties. Both parties may then sign a supplementary agreement, provided it does not violate any laws or regulations.

(2) This agreement comes into effect on the date that it is signed (sealed) and the relevant boxes are selected by Party A and Party B.

(3) This agreement exists in paper and electronic forms. The paper form is made in duplicate, with Party A and Party B each retaining one copy with the same legal efficacy.

Event participants implicitly accept and undertake all the obligations stated in this agreement. Those who do not consent will be seen as abandoning the right to participate in this event. Before participating in this event, please speak to your family members to obtain their consent and inform them of this disclaimer. After participants sign/check the required box, participants and their families will be seen as having read and agreed to these terms.

I have carefully read and agree to the above provisions.

Group Visit Agreement
and Statement

CAFA Art Museum Publication Authorization Agreement

I fully agree to CAFA Art Museum (CAFAM) submitting to CAFA for publication the images, pictures, texts, writings, and event products (such as works created during participation in workshops) related to me from my participation in public events (including museum member events) organized by the CAFA Art Museum Public Education Department. CAFA can publish these materials by electronic, web, or other digital means, and I hereby agree to be included in the China Knowledge Resource Bank, the CAFA Database, the CAFA Art Museum Database, and related data, documentation, and filing institutions and platforms. Regarding their use in CAFA and dissemination on the internet, I agree to make use of these rights according to the stated Rules.

CAFA Art Museum Event Safety Disclaimer

Article I

This event was organized on the principles of fairness, impartiality, and voluntary participation and withdrawal. Participants undertake all risk and liability for themselves. All events have risks, and participants must be aware of the risks related to their chosen event.

Article II

Event participants must abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, as well as moral and ethical norms. All participants must demonstrate good character, respect for others, friendship, and a willingness to help others.

Article III

Event participants should be adults (people 18 years or older with full civil legal capacity). Underage persons must be accompanied by an adult.

Article IV

Event participants undertake all liability for their personal safety during the event, and event participants are encouraged to purchase personal safety insurance. Should an accident occur during an event, persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for the accident, but both have the obligation to provide assistance. Event participants should actively organize and implement rescue efforts, but do not undertake any legal or economic liability for the accident itself. The museum does not undertake civil or joint liability for the personal safety of event participants.

Article V

During the event, event participants should respect the order of the museum event and ensure the safety of the museum site, the artworks in displays, exhibitions, and collections, and the derived products. If an event causes any degree of loss or damage to the museum site, space, artworks, or derived products due to an individual, persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for losses. The event participant must negotiate and provide compensation according to the relevant legal statutes and museum rules. The museum may sue for legal and financial liability.

Article VI

Event participants will participate in the event under the guidance of museum staff and event leaders or instructors and must correctly use the painting tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities provided for the event. If a participant causes injury or harm to him/herself or others while using the painting tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities, or causes the damage or destruction of the tools, materials, equipment, and/or facilities, the event participant must undertake all related liability and provide compensation for the financial losses. Persons not involved in the accident and the museum do not undertake any liability for personal accidents.

CAFA Art Museum Portraiture Rights Licensing Agreement

According to The Advertising Law of the People’s Republic of China, The General Principles of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China, and The Provisional Opinions of the Supreme People’s Court on Some Issues Related to the Full Implementation of the General Principles of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China, and upon friendly negotiation, Party A and Party B have arrived at the following agreement regarding the use of works bearing Party A’s image in order to clarify the rights and obligations of the portrait licenser (Party A) and the user (Party B):

I. General Provisions

(1) Party A is the portraiture rights holder in this agreement. Party A voluntarily licenses its portraiture rights to Party B for the purposes stipulated in this agreement and permitted by law.

(2) Party B (CAFA Art Museum) is a specialized, international modern art museum. CAFA Art Museum keeps pace with the times, and works to create an open, free, and academic space and atmosphere for positive interaction with groups, corporations, institutions, artists, and visitors. With CAFA’s academic research as a foundation, the museum plans multi-disciplinary exhibitions, conferences, and public education events with participants from around the world, providing a platform for exchange, learning, and exhibition for CAFA’s students and instructors, artists from around the world, and the general public. As a public institution, the primary purposes of CAFA Art Museum’s public education events are academic and beneficial to society.

(3) Party B will photograph all CAFA Public Education Department events for Party A.

II. Content, Forms of Use, and Geographical Scope of Use

(1) Content. The content of images taken by Party B bearing Party A’s likeness include: ① CAFA Art Museum ② CAFA campus ③ All events planned or executed by the CAFAM Public Education Department.

(2) Forms of Use. For use in CAFA’s publications, products with CDs, and promotional materials.

(3) Geographical Scope of Use

The applicable geographic scope is global.

The media in which the portraiture may be used encompasses any media that does not infringe upon Party A’s portraiture rights (e.g., magazines and the internet).

III. Term of Portraiture Rights Use

Use in perpetuity.

IV. Licensing Fees

The fees for images bearing Party A’s likeness will be undertaken by Party B.

After completion, Party B does not need to pay any fees to Party A for images bearing Party A’s likeness.

Additional Terms

(1) All matters not discussed in this agreement shall be resolved through friendly negotiation between both parties. Both parties may then sign a supplementary agreement, provided it does not violate any laws or regulations.

(2) This agreement comes into effect on the date that it is signed (sealed) and the relevant boxes are selected by Party A and Party B.

(3) This agreement exists in paper and electronic forms. The paper form is made in duplicate, with Party A and Party B each retaining one copy with the same legal efficacy.

Event participants implicitly accept and undertake all the obligations stated in this agreement. Those who do not consent will be seen as abandoning the right to participate in this event. Before participating in this event, please speak to your family members to obtain their consent and inform them of this disclaimer. After participants sign/check the required box, participants and their families will be seen as having read and agreed to these terms.

I have carefully read and agree to the above provisions.

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